Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 72 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (What can I fix?): Open-minded: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.”, “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” Closed-minded: “I never change my mind.”, “I don’t care what the facts say.”, “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” Helps you improve: noting what worked, asking what to change, asking for feedback. Learns nothing: blaming bad luck, hiding the mistake.

1. 1.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) agreeing with all (c) never deciding (d) ignoring facts
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
5. 5.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
17. 17.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
19. 19.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
21. 21.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
31. 31.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
33. 33.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
34. 34.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
38. 38.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

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